How To Fit Hockey Skates?

Are hockey skates the same size as shoes?

A proper fit for hockey skates should fit 1-1.5 sizes smaller than your street shoes. Your toes should barely touch the toe cap, while having no more than 1/4 inch of space in the heel. Most skates use this formula (1 to 1.5 sizes down from shoe size), except Pre-2010 Mission skates which run true to shoe size.

Do you size up or down for skates?

Bauer, CCM, and True hockey skates normally fit 1 to 1½ sizes smaller than your shoe size. For children, it is acceptable to order a half size bigger than that to accommodate growing feet; however, wearing skates any larger will cause blisters and will break down the sides of the boot.

What width hockey skate do I need?

If the number is larger than 2.65, a normal width or D width, should be fine (much higher than 2.65, a width of C should be fine). If the number is between 2.5 and 2.65, try a wide or E width. If the number is under 2.5, an EE or extra-wide width may be best.

What does R mean on hockey skates?

R is wider than D. E is wider than R. EE is the widest width.

Should your toes touch the end of your hockey skates?

Hockey skates should be snug, but not uncomfortably tight. When unlaced, your toes should just barely touch the toe cap. When standing in your skates with them fully laced, you want your heel snug in the heel pocket, so your toes have a bit of space at the end.

Are figure skates easier than hockey?

Hockey skates have a shorter, more curved blade which allows for more power to be generated and quicker turns but can make it harder to balance. If blade pushes are learned with figure skates, the adjustment to hockey skates will be fairly easy.

What does D mean in skate size?

While the way a manufacturer classifies the fit of a skate may vary, the common rule used by skate manufacturers is: skate width size D is a standard width skate size (Medium Volume) and skate width size EE is a wide width skate size (High Volume).

Do you buy roller skates one size smaller?

Most roller skates are going to fit the same as your standard shoe size. So, if you wear a size 8 in your everyday shoes a size 8 in roller skates will fit. If your toes are curled or crunched the skates are most likely too small.

Should you size up or down in rollerblades?

If you fall between sizes, round the size down, as inline skates are typically sized smaller than shoes. Mission inline skates generally offer a roomier fit, but run 1.5 sizes smaller than your shoe size. Bauer and CCM inline skates each run about 1.5 sizes smaller than your shoe size.

Should you size up in roller blades?

Roces skates are going to run a bit small and should be taken a half to full size larger than your regular shoe size. This is to say if you wear a size 9 in your everyday shoe you will want to get a Roces skate in a size 9.5 or 10 to allow yourself enough room.

How do I know my skate size?

To find your figure skate size first measure the length of your foot. Measure the length from heel to toe of the bottom of your foot. Be sure to use the longer measurement of of your two feet, most people do not have the same size for their left and right foot.

How much wider are EE than D?

D-width is a medium for men, and a wide size for women. E widths are considered to be wide for men, and extra-wide for women. EE width shoes are extra wide for both men and women, and used to be harder to find for women, though more companies have introduced EE women’s shoes in recent decades.

How much wider is ee than D in Bauer skates?

HOCKEY SKATE WIDTHS D and EE width sizes are the most common in the hockey market, with D representing the standard width for a given skate line and EE representing a 3/16″ wider fit than D.

What does EE mean for hockey skates?

Ice hockey skates come in a range of width sizes. EE is the widest fit. Generally for ice hockey skates the following letters correlate with different foot widths: C = Narrow fit. D = Standard fit.